The Open - The New Site and Programming

Get a real-time ranking for your performances

The CrossFit Games Open begins on March 15. With athletes from all over their world submitting their results and videos, we needed a new site to keep track of the competition. The new Open site will have some cool new features such as showing participants their up-to-date position in the world and in their region. The ranking will update in real-time as results pour in.

Another new feature is that athletes will be able to create side-to-side comparisons with any other Open athlete. For example, you'll be able to find out how you compare with Mikko Salo across the Open workouts.

With regards to programming, the Open workouts will be very manageable. They will draw mostly from standard CrossFit movements like thrusters, cleans, pull-ups, and push-ups. At only one workout a week, any athlete training for the Games in will be able to easily handle the volume of work.

Affiliates will be able to turn hosted Open workouts into community events. Upon completing a week's Open workout, athletes will be able to relax and drink some beers with their fellow CrossFitters.

21 February 2011 / 8:27 p.m.

So long as you don't upload anything, you can do the workout every day to try for the best time, then submit the fastest video on Sunday. That's a common sense answer, while there may be rules with how many times one can submit a workout to the site. Hopefully, one can resubmit workouts to encourage early postings.

I'm kind of interested in trying out now. If for nothing else to see how I would rank among thousands. Hopefully they include ability to enter data on height and weight in addition to age and gender.

21 February 2011 / 8:49 p.m.

22 February 2011 / 12:52 a.m.

I admit I was a little resistant at first because I had so much fun at Sectionals last year, but I love this idea guys! Great stuff Tony, Rory, and Leif and the rest of the team! You can make this event on any level of scale that you want, should be such a fun way to spend a day each week.

22 February 2011 / 1:46 a.m.

Crossfit London UK will try and and opt in. We pick up the keys for our new bigger premises on the 1st of march so its down to "build changing rooms for time" and "assemble key clamp for a pull up bar system" AMRAP 14 days...gulp

22 February 2011 / 9:09 a.m.

This sounds like a lot of fun, plus you can check yourself against other notables and friends from other affiliates, etc. I workout at my local gym, but am considering putting this into a once per week schedule to do at an affiliate. It could be a performance check and it's good to get used to actually performing in that atmosphere.Cool.

22 February 2011 / 10:35 a.m.

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22 February 2011 / 12:49 p.m.

Just trying to get my box ready and quick question that I just wanna make sure HQ addresses. Currently our clock is minutes and seconds. Wandering if the times will be submitted to the .10 or even .100s of a second? Thinking I might need a new clock! Any info is appreciated.

22 February 2011 / 1:33 p.m.

22 February 2011 / 2:26 p.m.

However, there will belittle doubt we'll be watching the Regionals that include athletes that shouldnt be there. All because certain athletes will perform the workout with very questionable movement at an "Opt-in" affiliate that doesnt have to submit a video, and either is their buddy that's going to "take care" of them, or just hgave poor judging standards. I've already heard the talk from some that will "do anything" to get to the regionals", just to say they got their. And they dont care if they'll be "exposed",.....

Even if these folks get weeded out before the games, it's still a huge accomplishment to succeed to the regionals, and some honest folks that wont fib on their scores that belong at the regionals and deserve to be recognized, will be upended by these folks.

I understand the volume would be too much to handle to demand a video from every sectional competitor. This is the unfortunate downside of this format. I've met many, many folks whose scores were stellar online, only to see them in person and realize they dont comprehend below parallel, chin over bar, etc....

Due to the growth of the sport, I understand why this is necessary. I can't help but to think though we're missing out on some dark horse that may not dominate in the open, but may come alive in the regionals.

23 February 2011 / 8:35 a.m.

Can't wait for the Open to start! CrossFit South County and SICFIT will be hosting the The Top 20 Male and Female Southern California Elite athletes weekly. You are not going to want to miss this! http://socalelite20.wordpress.com/